Orthodox Easter Truce Between Russia and Ukraine Begins – Ceasefire To Last From Today Until the End of Sunday

An Easter truce is ongoing in Ukraine.

While the world focuses on the peace talks between US and Iran in Pakistan, in Eastern Europe they also get a taste of a quick 32-hour truce between Russia and Ukraine during the celebrations of the Orthodox Easter.

Russia and Ukraine fired waves of drones at each other late Friday night and early Saturday morning, just hours before a temporary ceasefire between the two was set to take effect for Orthodox Easter, according to officials.https://t.co/FEp3J4B989

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) April 11, 2026

Russia ‘will cease all hostilities’ during an Easter truce that is supposed last from 4p.m. Moscow (9 a.m. ET) until the end of Sunday (5 p.m. ET).

Easter ceasefire announced by Putin BEGINS

16:00 MSK until end of day April 12

Zelensky’s army VIOLATED last year’s Easter truce 4,900 times — MoD https://t.co/SChDWgiL05 pic.twitter.com/21EiSgA1mF

— RT (@RT_com) April 11, 2026

TASS reported:

“Earlier, the Kremlin press service reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin had declared an Easter truce. Later, Vladimir Zelensky stated that Ukraine was prepared to mirror it.

Russian troops were given orders to cease military operations in all directions, but to be prepared to suppress enemy aggression.”

France24 reported:

“The temporary ceasefire came as US-led talks on ending the four-year-old conflict have been derailed by the Middle East war.

[…] Several rounds of US-led talks have failed to bring the warring sides closer to an agreement and Washington’s attention is now focused on Iran.”

A so-called Easter ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia has begun — it will last until the end of April 12

Ukrainian forces will observe it, but they have been given clear instructions: do not fire first, but respond quickly and firmly to any provocations. pic.twitter.com/h849Yyl8rE

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 11, 2026

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